Refuse-can.



PATENTED un. 16, 1901.

Tl REFUSE GAN.

PPLIOATIOI FILBl- JAI. 2. 1908.

UNTD STATES PATENT OFFICE..

REFUSE-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 1e, 1907.

Application iiled January 2, 1906. Serial No. 294,087-

.'l'o alt whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS LEE, a citizen of the United States,-residing at Home City, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have in- 5 vented certain new and useful Improvements in Refuse-Cans; and I do declare the following to be a clear, full, `and exact description of the invention, attention being called to the accompanying drawings', with 1o the reference characters marked thereon,

which form also a part of this specification.

- This invention relates to certain improvements in the construction of refuse-cans, meaning thereby such vessels which are intended to receive temporarily and until further disposal household-refuse, like ashes, garbage, &c.- Oneobject is to construct such cans in a manner whereby they may readily withstand heavy usage, smce they are usually handled rather roughIy,pa1-ticularly when their contents -are dumped upon the collecting-wagons. j

Another object1 is to arrange their con- 2 5 struction in a manner which permits a quick,

ready, and complete evacuation of the contents without leaving any remnants, which 'by their decay render the can offensive and unsanitary.

The invention consists of a certain construction whereby these 'objects are attained and as this construction is hereinafter more full described, and pointed out in the claim, an as illustrated in the drawings, in-which- Figure 1 shows my improved ca'n in side ,elevation with partsv of the cover broken away. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of4 the same, taken between top and bottom thereof and above the handles thereon. Fig. 3 'is an 40 enlarged vertical section through one side of the can, the section being taken at a point indicated at 3 3 in Fig. 2.

In the drawings, A designates the side of the body, which is flaring toward its up er open end to induce a qulck and ready is- 'c arge ofv the contents when the can is dumped. It'may be 'made out of one or more sheets of sheet metal, preferably galvanized, the edges of which are seamed togather. at a. V

To strengthen and stiften the body, articularl against collapsive strains to W 'ch it is su ject-as, for instance, when thrown upon the edge of. a wa on-bed for dumping--I fprovi e upright utings B between upper'and lower en as shown. The projecting or outer-ridge b. of these lutings starts from the plain or level of the body at the upper end thereofA and at its lower end terminates with an abrupt turn inwardly and rejoins the level of the body again, the deep part of the iluting being here level wit the body, as shown at b. and taper of the body increase gradually and continuously from its lower to lts upper end without being reduced at any point between these ends. Recesses, inwardl -projecting parts, or inverted pockets, whic areapt to retain part of the contents by affording lodgment when the can is emptied, areythus avolded, as best shown in Fig. 3.

At points diametrically opposite one of these iiutings is omitted to provide a lat space where seams a may be located and which also permits attachment of handles C,

These latter are of the usual-loop or rin shape and are held in place by clipsc, -rivete to the side of the can. At each edge the upper part of these clips is extended laterally,

so as to project partly over the handle, as

shown at c', the object of which arrangement Diameter is to prevent the handle from turning upwardly beyond a horizontal position,. (see Fig. 2,) which would beobjectionable, inasmuch as it would pinch the hand while the can is carried. A recess c? is provided in the backy of the clips 'to clear the seam. In its normal position this handle hangs down in this space between the two lutings `and does not project beyond the body. The attachparticularly at their ends, are' thus also protected by being so located in the recess between these lutings. The .handle is also prevented from forming a projection which at some time becomes objectionable. y

The lower end of the can-body is closed by the concave bottom D, rovided with a flange d, whereby it is set tig tl)T down within and against the lower part of the ta ering body.

Upper and lowered es of t ebody are strengthened by hoops which partly overlap the body, the same being left straight thereat instead of taperingI and are heldyin place by the formation of an annular bead e, which also involves'upper and lower edges of the body, as shown at a', and whereby said hoops are 'held in lace. At. the lower end the lower edge of also turned into this bead, so thatthe bottom is rmly heldlindplace, Vas shown at d Solder isinally app at all points where connect- .ing-clips, otherwise liable to. be knocked off,

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ange d of the bottom is -IIO ed parts or edges of metal come together. Rivets may be added, if desirable or necessary. Finally, the entire inside of the body is covered with a suitable coating of paint, preferably the usualred-lead paint.

F is the cover or lid provided with a flange f, whereby it yis fitted to rest on the upper edge of the can. It is rendered rigid by having concentric annular stepsf one above the other and of successively-decreasing diameter.

Having described my invention, I claim as new- A refuse-can of sheet metal having a flaring body, the wall of which, extending inwardly from upper and lower edges respectively, is left plain for a limited distanceand provided with upright utings between these plain surface portions, the outside ridges of these liutings at their upper ends being even with the plain surface of the wall of the body and the inside ridges being even at their lower ends with the plain surface of the inside of the wall in the lower part of the body, whereby the taper of all inside surface portions of the wall is continued uninterruptedly and increa'singly from bottom to the open, upper part of the can and whereby any inwardly-project ing surface portions, reducing the taper between these points are avoided.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the, presence of two witnesses. THOMAS LEE. Witnesses: y

C. SPENGEL, C. MEYER. 

